Yong Yaxuan saw that she was silent for a moment. Suddenly, he sat up, let go of her hand, and said, "Sorry, I lost my composure just now. I mistook you for her shadow."
But wasn't she here just to be his shadow?
"It's okay," she replied softly, yet her heart ached for Shuanghua. If it were really Shuanghua sitting here, what would she do?
Yong Yaxuan slowly stood up from the bed. Suddenly, his hand touched her wedding veil...
Ji Feiyu was excited. She had been waiting for this moment, waiting for him to lift the veil, waiting to see his expression, waiting for his real reaction at that instant!
In the end, just when his hand touched the veil, he retracted it. Ji Feiyu couldn't believe it. She heard him sigh and leave. "You should have a good rest. I... won't touch you casually."
Then his footsteps gradually faded away. Ji Feiyu was heart - broken. He didn't even lift her veil to see who she was! Was he afraid to face it or what? Did he think she looked more like Ji Feiyu with the veil on and was afraid of being disappointed if he lifted it?
After hearing the wooden door close, Ji Feiyu suddenly lifted the veil herself and went crazy. Why did she always have to spend her wedding night alone!
Ji Feiyu sat by the bed, full of resentment, sweeping away all the sadness just now.
The first time she got married, it was a private wedding outside the palace. At that time, they had just quelled the rebellion and the overall situation was about to be settled. Some martial - arts friends came to drink with them. In fact, they took them to a civilian house and said they had prepared a private wedding for them. The two were shy at that time, but they finally agreed after some hesitation. Everyone was drinking merrily. In the end, the wedding night prank went too far. Some martial - arts friends hid Ji Feiyu in a desolate place, and Yong Yaxuan couldn't find her all night. Although everyone apologized deeply to them after sobering up, it still couldn't mend the wounds in their hearts that night.
The second time she got married was her coronation ceremony as the queen. The emperor held a grand banquet. He was so happy that he got completely drunk. When it was time for the wedding night, seeing Ji Feiyu, he pressed her on the bed. After taking off his clothes, he did nothing more. Ji Feiyu shook him for a long time before she found that he had fallen asleep. At that time, she was so angry that she almost kicked him out of the bed.
The third time she got married was to Lin Zhiran. But before she was sent to her husband's family, she was kidnapped by her "father". It was like a wasted marriage.
The fourth time she got married was in place of Shuanghua. As soon as he came in, he held her hand and said a lot of sad things, but he didn't even have the impulse to take a look at his bride and just left.
What on earth was this? Was Ji Feiyu doomed not to have a complete wedding in her life?
In fact, at that time, Ji Feiyu didn't know that later Yong Yaxuan would compensate her and give her a perfect wedding after the coronation ceremony where he bestowed the seal on her.
Now, although someone had married her with the etiquette of a queen, the most important enfeoffment was postponed. Such a delay was bound to push Shuanghua into the spotlight.
So Ji Feiyu slept alone sadly in the festive palace. Since Yong Yaxuan didn't lift her veil and made her angry, she decided not to tell him the truth so soon. Let things take their natural course and see who would regret the most in the end!
...
The next day, because there was no enfeoffment ceremony, according to the rules, Ji Feiyu should first pay respects to the queen - mother and then visit the three imperial concubines. But since the queen - mother was in poor health and exempted everyone from paying respects, Ji Feiyu went directly to visit the three imperial concubines.
Before that, she opened the second brocade bag. What was written in it was, "Don't mind. I asked for the wedding ceremony because I said the person you're going to marry deserves it. Yu Chi Yanyan."
Ji Feiyu couldn't help rolling her eyes. What kind of strange brocade bag was this?
After burning the contents of the second brocade bag, Ji Feiyu went to Jifang Palace. She went there wearing the daily clothes of a princess from the Northern Cold Kingdom. At the same time, she wore a very thick and gorgeous veil. Since the clothes of the Northern Cold Kingdom were brightly colored, for the sake of matching and disguise, Ji Feiyu deliberately made her eyes look extremely charming. The eyeliner at the end of her eyes was drawn very long. Her whole outfit had a very exotic flavor.
Since the middle palace was vacant, the three imperial concubines, Consort Zhen, Consort Li, and Consort Ru, were temporarily in charge of the harem. Other concubines of a certain rank, such as Consort Ning and Consort Xin, had already lost in the previous harem struggles and died. Consort Xin committed suicide by taking poison because of her family's downfall, while Consort Ning died in the cold palace for killing Consort Zhen's child. Since Ji Feiyu's current Shuanghua Palace was previously Consort Ning's palace, she felt quite sad after hearing about Consort Ning.
When Ji Feiyu arrived at Jifang Palace, the three imperial concubines hadn't come yet. Those standing in the palace waiting were a group of young women in pink and light - green clothes. It was hard to tell their ranks.
Jifang Palace was previously the residence of Ran Wei. Later, it had been vacant since Ran Wei got married.
It was said that when the emperor ordered the three imperial concubines to be in charge, none of them wanted to condescend to live in others' residences, nor did they want to take turns. So after discussion, they decided to renovate Jifang Palace to make it a place for all concubines to discuss matters in the future.
Actually, Ji Feiyu knew that they wanted to move into the vacant Qiwu Palace, but with Yong Yaxuan's character, he would definitely not agree. Moreover, the three imperial concubines' discussion of matters was only temporary. If they really built a new palace, it would be a waste of manpower and resources. It was better to make use of the vacant Jifang Palace.
At this time, Jifang Palace had swept away its previous desolation and become prosperous. But looking at those chattering young faces in the palace, Ji Feiyu still felt a bit old.
As soon as Ji Feiyu walked into Jifang Palace, she was noticed by several people, all because of the clothes of a princess from the Northern Cold Kingdom she was wearing. The bright colors of her clothes formed a sharp contrast with the elegant colors in the palace. Well, she admitted that she did it on purpose to attract attention. In fact, she just wanted to see what her status was in the harem now that she hadn't been crowned as the queen.
"Yo, this is our new sister?" Someone walked over with a smile and pretended to be friendly as she grabbed Ji Feiyu's hand. Ji Feiyu looked at the person in front of her but didn't recognize her.
"Why is younger sister still wearing a veil? Could it be that her appearance is too ugly to be seen?" A woman with a oval face in a pink dress also walked over after hearing this. There was a hint of charm in her bones, but after seeing Ji Feiyu's exaggerated eye makeup, she couldn't help rolling her eyes at her.
"It's a custom in the Northern Cold Kingdom that a new bride can't show her true face for three days after marriage," Ji Feiyu stared at her and made up a story seriously.
The woman in the pink dress couldn't help sneering as she walked around to Ji Feiyu's back and said softly, "This is the Great Yong, not the Northern Cold. Don't always think you're so great just because you're a princess from the Northern Cold. His Majesty gave you a wedding just for the sake of the king of the Northern Cold. But you haven't been enfeoffed yet. According to the rules, you should bow to us when you see us."